Focused Fire Chat, A Destiny Lore Podcast

Recording Date: December 2, 2020  -- -- -- The team is joined by our resident HALO lore-master, pensHALO, to chat about details leading up to the new HALO title release this next year, HALO Infinite. This session, we dive into the information that we have surrounding the Covenant. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:15 - Introductions 0:02:30 - Looking at the Covenant 0:08:15 - Start of the Covenant 0:29:45 - Roles within the Covenant 0:33:45 - Covenant Method of Time Keeping 0:37:30 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Grn and Blue continue to challenge each other to consume various books, tv shows, and any other fandom inspiring content then discuss the ups, downs, insides, and outs. As they do so, the challenge to resist the temptation to become fans themselves is presented. Can you resist this?   This week, we watched the standalone adventure from Critical Role, The Darrington Brigade. -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Recording Date: November 24, 2020  -- -- -- The team is joined by our resident HALO lore-master, pensHALO, to chat about details leading up to the new HALO title release this next year, HALO Infinite. This session, we dive into the information that we have surrounding the HALO Arrays themselves. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions 0:01:30 - Intro Session Recap 0:02:15 - Summary of the Different Arrays 0:03:15 - Events Following Construction 0:06:30 - The Flood & Mendicant Bias 0:12:00 - The Destruction of an Array 0:17:15 - Jumping Forward in Timeline 0:32:00 - Entrance of the Banished 0:33:30 - Events within Halo Infinite 0:34:00 - Quick Listing of Known Halo Rings 0:37:45 - Concluding Remarks 0:40:30 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean P

Recording Date: November 24, 2020  -- -- -- The team is joined by our resident HALO lore-master, pensHALO, to chat about details leading up to the new HALO title release this next year, HALO Infinite. This session, we dive into the information that we have surrounding the HALO Arrays themselves. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:15 - Introductions 0:02:00 - Topic Overview 0:04:45 - The Purpose of the Rings 0:07:00 - The Purpose of the Arks 0:12:00 - How the Rings Work 0:17:00 - The Historys of the Rings 0:22:30 - Infrastructure of the Rings 0:30:45 - Process of Firing 0:35:30 - Concluding Thoughts 0:39:30 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Recording Date: November 18, 2020  -- -- -- The team is joined by our resident HALO lore-master, pensHALO, to chat about details leading up to the new HALO title release this next year, HALO Infinite. This session, we dive into the story of the relationship between Master Chief & Cortana. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:15 - Introductions 0:02:00 - Announcements 0:03:30 - Looking at the Relationship of Chief & Cortana 0:08:45 - The Beginning 0:38:45 - The Dream Team 0:45:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Grn and Blue continue to challenge each other to consume various books, tv shows, and any other fandom inspiring content then discuss the ups, downs, insides, and outs. As they do so, the challenge to resist the temptation to become fans themselves is presented. Can you resist this?   This week, we take a look at the short story, The Alchemist & Merchant's Gate, introduced to Blue through Destiny and quickly becoming one of his many favored short stories. -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Recording Date: November 20, 2020  -- -- -- The team takes a look at the information gained from Clovis Bray's journal with a special focus on the development of Exo and the inspiration that the Darkness and Vex had upon their creation.   This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions 0:02:00 - Announcements 0:04:15 - Information about Exos 0:05:30 - Clarity & Creation of Exo 0:19:00 - The "Library" of Clovis Bray 0:23:15 - Information from Missing Pages 0:38:00 - Known Exo Guardians 0:41:45 - Clovis AI 0:45:15 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Recording Date: November 20, 2020  -- -- -- The team looks at the information pertaining to the Vex included within the Collector's Edition copy of Clovis Bray's Journal - from the possible explanation of Vex origins to the details we've uncovered concerning Vex Mind Fluid.   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:15 - Introductions 0:02:00 - Announcements 0:04:15 - Show Breakout Plan 0:05:15 - Cocktail Knowledge 0:08:45 - Vexing Origins 0:15:00 - The Influence of Clarity 0:23:15 - The Sundaresh Dilemma 0:33:15 - Vex Mind Fluid 0:37:45 - The Origin of the Term "Vex Milk"? 0:42:30 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every m

Recording Date: November 13, 2020  -- -- -- The team takes a look at the information gained from Clovis Bray's journal centered around the Bray family, including some major updates on the conclusion of Clovis Bray's story!   This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions 0:02:00 - Announcements 0:03:00 - Looking at the Bray Family 0:04:30 - Cocktail Knowledge Time 0:06:45 - Updating the Timeline 0:08:45 - The "Clovis Curse" 0:19:30 - The Concept of the LUCA 0:21:15 - Clovis and Alchemical Obsessions 0:25:45 - Clovis Bray & Europa 0:29:30 - Clovis and Family 0:37:15 - SPOILERS BE HERE 0:44:30 - Parallels between Clovis and Uldren 0:48:00 - Wrenching the Guts 0:53:00 - Orchid is Good at Biology? 0:54:00 - Pork Trivia 0:57:15 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators

Recording Date: November 13, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down to chat about the changes that we've gotten within the Beyond Light expansion with a special focus on the frosty new UI!   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:45 - Introductions 0:02:30 - Announcements 0:04:00 - Taking a Look at Beyond Light Changes 0:19:30 - UI Changes 0:25:00 - Live Event Thoughts 0:28:30 - Orchid's Biggest Problem 0:36:00 - Kiosks 0:50:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch  

Recording Date: November 7, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down with NeoMadDog this week to try to understand the craze surrounding the odd series known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. While "understanding" might not be fully what is achieved, we definitely broke Grn...a lot.    This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions 0:02:15 - Grn Wants Her Own Stand 0:05:00 - Grn Breaks 0:07:30 - How Stands Operate 0:10:45 - How to Acquire Stands 0:21:45 - So About those Pesky Copyrights 0:31:00 - JoJo & Influence on Memes 0:41:30 - Best Way to Start the Experience 0:57:45 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Pat

Recording Date: November 7, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down with NeoMadDog this week to try to understand the craze surrounding the odd series known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. While "understanding" might not be fully what is achieved, we definitely broke Grn...a lot.    This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:45 - Introductions 0:03:45 - Getting to Know Neo 0:05:00 - Overall Introduction to JoJo's 0:08:30 - The General Summary of Series 0:09:15 - Arc 1 Summary 0:10:45 - Arc 2 Summary 0:12:15 - Arc 3 Summary 0:16:45 - Arc 4 Summary 0:19:15 - Arc 5 Summary 0:22:15 - Arc 6 Summary 0:24:45 - Arc 7 Summary 0:27:15 - Arc 8 Summary 0:30:15 - Grn Has Questions... 0:52:00 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertain

Recording Date: October 30, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down with TanyaMBurr this week to examine the upcoming new powers revealed in the Beyond Light expansion for Destiny 2. Even though Grn isn't here to keep Blue and Orchid in check, we manage to keep it mostly PG-ish while discussing the various aspects of the new Stasis Subclasses. Mostly.   This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions 0:02:00 - Announcements 0:03:15 - Looking at Customizables 0:14:15 - Looking at Subclasses 0:36:45 - Concluding Thoughts 0:38:15 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twit

Recording Date: October 30, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down with TanyaMBurr this week to examine the upcoming new powers revealed in the Beyond Light expansion for Destiny 2. Even though Grn isn't here to keep Blue and Orchid in check (more on that in the Advanced Session...), we manage to get through the basic concepts surrounding this cool new element, as well as getting to know a little bit more about our guest.   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:15 - Introductions 0:02:00 - Getting to Know Our Guest 0:14:30 - Announcements  0:16:30 - Cocktail Knowledge 0:21:15 - Looking at the Fallen 0:33:15 - Let's Talk Thermodynamics 0:35:45 - Revisiting Paracausality 0:46:30 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, en

The team brings you a new mini-series to help fill the time - where Grn and Blue challenge each other to consume various books, tv shows, and any other fandom inspiring content then discuss the ups, downs, insides, and outs. As they do so, the challenge to resist the temptation to become fans themselves is presented. Can you resist this? -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Recording Date: October 16, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down with Ellimist this week for a examination of the final story told within the lore book, Duress & Egress from the Season of Arrivals in Destiny 2. This particular session is dedicated to Vance's tale.   This episode serves as the second half (i.e., the "Advanced Session") to the topic, completing the weekly topic discussion from the FFC Podcast team. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions 0:02:45 - Announcements 0:04:45 - Vance's Story 1:03:15 - Final Thoughts 1:07:15 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Recording Date: October 16, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down with Ellimist this week for a examination of the third of four stories told within the lore book, Duress & Egress from the Season of Arrivals in Destiny 2. This particular session is dedicated to Ana's tale. However, first the team has an important announcement concerning the future of not just Focused Fire Chat, but also the Guardians of Lore podcast!   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:30 - Introductions 0:02:45 - Announcements 0:11:45 - The Story of Ana Bray 0:49:45 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Fo

Recording Date: October 9, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down this week for a examination of the second of four stories told within the lore book, Duress & Egress from the Season of Arrivals in Destiny 2. This particular session is dedicated to Sloane's tale.   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions 0:03:00 - Announcements 0:04:15 - Session Outline 0:05:30 - Analysis of Entries 0:37:30 - Concluding Thoughts 0:39:30 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Recording Date: October 9, 2020  -- -- -- The team sits down this week for a examination of the first of four stories told within the lore book, Duress & Egress from the Season of Arrivals in Destiny 2. This particular session is dedicated to Asher's tale.   This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:15 - Introductions 0:03:15 - Announcements 0:06:15 - Expected Layout of Episode(s) 0:08:30 - Looking at Asher's Story 0:36:00 - Conclusion to Asher's Story 0:49:45 - Shoutouts -- -- -- As always, please be sure to check out The Lore Network for other content creators dedicated to bringing you high quality, entertaining, and relevant content focused on exploration and explanation of stories from every medium. Become a Podbean Patron to FFC Follow / Subscribe to FFC on Twitch

Recording Date: October 2, 2020  -- -- -- The team welcomes HeyItsOrchid to the fold and sits down for a examination of the information that we've gotten so far about the upcoming "hikeable" space, Europa. This particular session dives into the revelation of the upcoming programming dealing with the dynamic environment being introduced with the new expansion. In addition, Blue gives an update on the website situation for The Lore Network at large and reminds everyone of the opportunity to support the show via Loot Crate (link below).   Loot Crate sponsor link - Be sure to use the code ROBOTSRADIO as well to get 15% off most crates / subscriptions Europa Notes (Collection of Information from Bungie Developer Notes)    This episode will serve as the first half (or the "Intro Session") to the topic, with the second half (the "Advanced Session") hitting your podcast feeds on Friday morning. -- -- -- Timestamps of Note within Episode   0:01:00 - Introductions 0:02:15 - Announcements 0:03:30 - Looking